Quantized Iterative Learning Bipartite Containment Tracking Control for Unknown Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems

Abstract This paper proposes a quantized model-free adaptive iterative learning control (MFAILC) algorithm to solve the bipartite containment tracking problem of unknown nonlinear multi-agent systems, where the interactions between agents include cooperation and antagonistic interactions. To design the controller, the agent’s dynamics is transformed into the linear data model based on the dynamic linearization method, and then a quantized MFAILC algorithm is established based on the quantized values of the relative output measurements. The designed controller only depends on the input and output data of the agent. We prove that under the quantized MFAILC algorithm, the multi-agent systems can achieve the bipartite containment, that is, the output trajectories of followers converge to the convex hull formed by the leaders’ trajectories and the leaders’ symmetric trajectories. Finally, we provide simulations to illustrate the effectiveness of our theoretical results.